Prime restaurant dishwasher put camera in restroom, cops say

Jose Rivas, 34, of Huntington, was arrested and charged with unlawful surveillance after police said Rivas, a dishwasher at Prime restaurant in Huntington, placed a cellphone camera in an employee bathroom on Saturday, July 23, 2016.
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A dishwasher at Prime, a popular Huntington steakhouse and brunch restaurant, has been arrested and charged with placing a cellphone camera in an employee bathroom, Suffolk County police said.

Jose Rivas, 34, of Sunset Drive, Huntington, was charged with unlawful surveillance. At arraignment Sunday in First District Court in Central Islip, bail was set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond, which had not been posted.

Police said a female employee of Prime, at 117 New York Ave., discovered a cellphone in an employee bathroom on Saturday about 8:30 p.m. It was set to record, police said.